Private Guided Tour of the Jewish Ghetto in Venice｜Italy

The word "ghetto" was born right here in Venice. This Private Tour with Rosotravel takes you through the streets of the Old and New Ghetto with a Private Licensed Guide, tracing the history of Jewish life in Venice from the Middle Ages to World War II. Book your spot today.

Book this 2-hour walking tour and start near the Ponte dei Tre Archi, one of the three gates that once sealed the medieval ghetto of Venice. From outside, your Private Licensed Guide walks you through the narrow streets of Calle Ghetto Vecchio, pointing out the hidden symbols carved into the buildings and explaining how the local Jewish community managed to grow and thrive here despite centuries of adversity.

You will admire Scuola Levantina and several other historic synagogues from outside, and cross the Ponte de Ghetto Vecchio, one of the bridges that was locked every night to cut off the Old Ghetto from the rest of the city. In Campo del Ghetto Nuovo, you will see the Italian Synagogue, the Great German Scola, Banco Rosso, and the tall, narrow buildings that grew upward because the ghetto could not expand outward. Your guide will point out the site of one of the first three banks in the world, explain where the phrase "to be in the red" comes from, and why pawn shops played such a central role in Jewish life here.

The tour also covers the darker chapter. You will see the Stolpersteine, the small brass stumbling blocks set into the pavement to commemorate Jewish residents deported and murdered during World War II, and stand before the Deportation Monument. Your guide explains the Holocaust in Italy and how Venice's Jewish community survived and rebuilt. Other points of interest include the special wells and the Chabad of Venice. The tour ends with an optional stop at a kosher bakery to try a local snack at your own expense.

Book your spot today and walk the streets where one of history's most important words was born.

Explore Venice's historic Jewish Ghetto with a 5-Star Private Licensed Guide
See Scuola Levantina, the Italian Synagogue, and the Great German Scola from outside
Learn where the word "ghetto" was born and why it changed the world forever
See the Stolpersteine and Deportation Monument honouring victims of the Holocaust
Stop at a kosher bakery for a local snack at your own expense